“Crying In Front Of People Doesn’t Make You Weird”: An Open Letter To My Past Self (The Art Of Self-Acceptance)

14-year-old Madyson Arscott writes an open letter to her past self Hey, You good? Hope so. I know you had a lot of stuff going on with you. I know you hated looking in the mirror. I know you didn’t want to go to school because you feared the …

10 Things You Do When You Fancy Someone (But Probably Shouldn’t)

10 Things You Do When You Fancy Someone (But Probably Shouldn’t) 1. Stare at them, a lot. Because intensely boring into the back of someone’s head like you have x-ray vision and can see through their skull and into their brain …

“People Would Always Try To Make Jokes About How Dark I Was”: We Interviewed Model Khoudia Diop

Khoudia Diop once experienced bullying because of attitudes towards her skin colour; she is now a successful fashion model DtL: Hi Khoudia! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Khoudia: I’m Khoudia Diop AKA the Melanin Goddess …

‘I Have Had Violent Encounters With People Because of Their Varied Interpretations of My Gender and Sexuality’ We Interviewed Rae Spoon, Agender Musician and Author

We interviewed agender musician and author Rae Spoon DtL: Hi Rae! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your journey so far? Rae: I’m a Canadian agender musician and author. I grew up in Calgary, Alberta in a Pentecostal family. …